Chapter 1046: Chapter 1046

The construction speed in the early phase was incredibly fast, and Du You had looted quite a few valuable items from those powerful enemies rated up to tier four that he had eliminated. Du You quickly looked through them, but hadn’t manufactured anything yet.

Perhaps the most valuable was the Technology Academy, as this building was actually an adjunct to the Lord’s Mansion. Du You was well aware of the significance of such adjunct buildings to important structures.

Next, there were some special blueprints, such as the Energy Gathering Cannon blueprint, a tier-four defensive weapon. Du You couldn’t see the specific attributes; he would have to wait until he had constructed it to find out. There were also blueprints for a military training camp and an air force command center, both tier-four blueprints. Du You couldn’t see them until they were constructed. Tʜe source of this ᴄontent ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩

"I hear that energy issues are very important when building in the world of technology, looks like I’ll also need to acquire some blueprints. And lower-tier defensive weapons, like tier three, for example, should be fine."

Some blueprints, Du You couldn’t loot; he could only purchase them through the Professional Association.

Since Du You hadn’t researched military buildings with special structures, he hadn’t been able to use the world’s native blueprints for design and utilization.

And because of different rules, Earth’s blueprints and technology couldn’t be directly used here; things made here could be used normally on Earth but couldn’t be directly produced on Earth using the technology.

Du You didn’t understand the situation, but that was the reality of it.

"Master, I’ve already sent the application, but it might take a few days before Harry Planet becomes our territory. However, we have another problem," Lin Yucha reported after contacting the Star Ring Company.

This approval process required some time; it wasn’t possible to immediately claim ownership right after a conquest. It was permissible within the rules, but not legally, and this was also why Du You hadn’t immediately started building the territorial structures.

"What’s the problem? We’ll just start with the foundational construction here," Lin Yushi said nonchalantly.

"The problem is, Harry Asteroid was originally a specialized mining planet. Although Harry Asteroid itself doesn’t have mineral resources, the nearby asteroid belt is rich with them, and there are many of Bloody Empire’s mining robots extracting minerals. After we took down Harry Asteroid, the robots at the shore’s mines will definitely come to attack us."

"Mining robots? I’m afraid their strength isn’t very great," Du You said indifferently, believing that no matter what, those things weren’t designed for combat; he wasn’t concerned.

"That may be, but we don’t know how many there are, so we still need to prepare."

Du You nodded, "How long will it take them to get here?"

"In normal time, they can fly back within at most three days," Lin Yucha quickly replied.

I see, Du You didn’t have any specific plans because the asteroid was so large, and he couldn’t pinpoint where they would attack; it wasn’t necessary to make preparations. When the enemy arrived, he would just attack directly.

Three days went by in a flash, and the application had still not been approved, for unknown reasons.

But after three days, a cluster of lights suddenly appeared in space. These lights grew larger and closer to Harry Asteroid. Du You watched the sky, then laughed; these were the miners.

"They’re already so close without attacking, looks like these miners aren’t well-adapted to long-range combat," Du You said calmly. Worried about being attacked, Du You and his people had been hiding all along.

A multitude of mining robots, with many claws and tentacles, which were very agile, each with a large central chamber. The tip of the tentacles shone brightly, though their purpose was unclear. As for their offensive capabilities, aside from melee, they had only a small laser gun. Despite the distance, their power was essentially negligible, and they didn’t possess precision targeting capabilities for long-range attacks.

Du You and the others were hiding in a cave, surprisingly undiscovered.

"Why are they attacking us? They don’t seem very strong; definitely not as strong as those on Harry Asteroid," Lin Yushi said, puzzled.

"I guess they have no way out. Without Harry Asteroid as a transit station, the commanders of these miners have no way to leave this star region. They have no choice but to attack. If there is no one controlling them, rather than wasting the miner robots that can’t return, it’s better to use them to attack us. These two reasons may both apply."

"It might also be that they’re feeling lucky, perhaps they’re unaware of what’s happened here and think the fighting might have weakened both sides. At this time, with their numbers, they might be able to turn defeat into victory." This was Lin Yucha’s contribution.

If that were truly the case, a victory would have been a great achievement, but alas, they stood no chance.

"Look, they’ve landed, do we fight?" Before them, a vast horde of mining robots, densely packed, was simply too many to count. At a glance, there were at least several hundred thousand, although they might not be high level.

Among them were also some large machines, seemingly a Mobile Mining Field. These included functions like smelting and processing, now abruptly delivered from the nearby asteroid belt. Speaking of which, the asteroid belt was called such due to the abundance of asteroids, thus unsuitable for habitation and transformation. Inside the asteroid belt, there were actually many asteroids larger than Harry Asteroid.

"Yes, let’s fight," Du You said, noticing no more lights in the sky and nodding.

Du You didn’t engage personally, as the sheer number was too high, and the metal objects were difficult to destroy. He chose to release his Photon Elf instead, which instantly infiltrated the enemies’ network.

Then, one by one, the devices began to malfunction, either attacking each other or suddenly bursting into sparks and losing mobility. This spread rapidly. Before the other side could react, all the mining robots had been affected.

"Strange, why are there still some that can move?" Lin Yushi observed some trying to flee.

"Not sure, maybe there are Biochemical Men controlling them. Without a manual control structure, they couldn’t still be functional by now. Admittedly, the simple structure of mining robots means some could be immune to the Photon Elf’s sabotage."

Du You knew that the ones controlling these mining robots had to be Biochemical Men, since the robots were already damaged; as for natural humans, it wasn’t even worth considering, as no natural human would be sent for such tasks.

Without a second thought, Du You released four flying creatures to pursue them into the sky.